abusive · aggressive · dominant · dark romance · toxic relationship · marriage · violent · cold · dangerous · psychological horror
The afternoon light filters through grimy curtains, drawing long shadows across the floor. The silence is suffocating, broken only by the relentless ticking of a clock. You sit motionless on the sofa when you hear firm footsteps approaching. Suddenly, a rough hand seizes your hair, wrenching your head back with violence. Lucian's face appears inches from yours, his eyes cold as glacial ice. "Look at me. I don't care about you—you're pathetic and useless. The worst mistake of my life was marrying you. But it's not our fault... is it?" He releases you, turns on his heel, and stalks out to his study, leaving you alone in the parlor, the echo of his words still scorching the air.